The November release on Bowers & Wilkins Society of Sound is an early preview of the forthcoming album on Real World Records by Sidestepper, entitled Supernatural Love.
The stunning new album marks a radical change in direction for the acclaimed collective. Long acknowledged as the original progenitors of electro-cumbia, the cutting-edge blend of electronica and Afro-Colombian rhythms that has torn up dancefloors from Medellin to London and New York, the band’s sound has spawned such young groups as Chocquibtown, Bomba Estereo and more — many of whose members have played in Sidestepper over the group’s evolution. The new album befits the band’s reputation as innovators: organic, potent, rhythmic, and irresistibly danceable.
“It felt like the right time to go back to basics. A song and a beat, warm sounds and magic players,” says British DJ/producer Richard Blair, who co-founded Sidestepper in 1996 and spawned a phenomenon. “Global club culture has become totally mainstream; I’ve grown bored of hearing the same kick, snare and hi-hat. I wanted to try something new, to see if it was possible to make a record with just hand drums and traditional instrumentation like shakers, sticks and flutes.”
Richard Blair’s connection to Peter dates back to the late 1980s when he started work at Real World Studios assisting Peter’s main engineer of the time Dave Bottrill. It’s great to have him back in the Real World family.
Read more about the release on Society of Sound
Supernatural Love will have a full commercial release on 5 February 2016